Archive for November, 2008

LGBT 

The election also bore witness to the passage of a number of homophobic ballot initiatives, banning or reversing same-sex marriage rights in California, Florida , Arkansas and Arizona. In response we have produced a number of eye-catching window signs that can be posted in homes, businesses, agencies and organizations.
The anti-war window sign was widely used […]

Miriam Makeba 

South African freedom icon Miriam Makeba passed away following a concert in Italy on November 10th. Makeba was exiled as a young woman after she spoke out against the racist Apartheid regime before a United Nations Committee. For the next thirty years she lived in the US and other nations, popularizing the musical traditions of […]

December 2008 Newsletter 

Since our last message there have been national elections held in the United States. You may have heard that. The results have made waves around the world. Among organizers there have been two main responses, both of them containing important truths. First of all the election of a non-white president is a product of decades […]

November 2008 Newsletter 

Friend of Northland,

Here is your monthly announcement that our free calendar is ready to download. This one features a quote about tyranny and resistance by Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, a leader of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) in the early 20th century. We could have filled the whole calendar page with IWW history, most […]